Electronic Instrumentation Technician Water Pollution Control Citywide

Job Description

Under general supervision, the Electronic Instrumentation Technician at the Wastewater Enterprise, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, performs a wide variety of highly skilled technical work on process control, industrial communications and monitoring equipment for the City’s wastewater processing system.

The essential functions of this position include but are not limited to :

• Operates test apparatus such as Diagnostic Test Equipment (DTE), using established testing procedures to produce, regulate and record effects of actual or simulated conditions; prepares reports interpreting test data to useable terms; may direct other technical personnel assisting in test procedures;
• Performs diagnostic, corrective and preventive maintenance on complex electronic systems and instruments, including analog pneumatic and digital electronic equipment; install, test, troubleshoot and repair programmable logic controller interfaces located at a wastewater treatment facility;
• Maintains records of work performed; develops documentation for the maintenance, installation, removal and modification of electronic systems and equipment;
• Installs and inspects new equipment; evaluates performance under operating conditions; assists engineers in the design, fabrication or modification of fixtures, instruments and related apparatus; and verifies and evaluates dimensional and functional acceptability and performance of such devices;
• Operates special power or hand tools and measuring equipment including soldering equipment, oscilloscopes, multi-meters, analyzers, calibrators, hand generators, power suppliers and other instruments used in operating, testing, calibrating or repairing electromechanical and electrohydraulic apparatuses.

The 7336 Electronic Instrumentation Technician (WPC) performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications : Qualifications

Education :

Completion of a two-year AA or AS degree program in Electronics or Instrumentation or equivalent, such as an Electronics or Instrumentation Certificate from a recognized trade or technical school, or military training in Electronics or Instrumentation; AND

Experience :

Three (3) years of experience in the maintenance and repair of industrial electronic or pneumatic instrumentation and control equipment AND

License and Certification : Possession of a current valid Class C Driver's License.

Substitution :

Completion of a State (DAS) or Federal (DOL) certified apprenticeship program may substitute for the required education and experience; OR

Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the required education requirement on a year-for-year basis.

One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours. (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week.) Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

Applicants who are anticipated to complete such an apprenticeship program (7312 Apprentice Electronic Instrumentation Technician II, Water Pollution Control) within the following 12 months will be admitted to the examination and will be placed under “General Waiver” until the Certificate of Completion is issued or applicant provide evidence that they have successfully completed 87.5% of the program. (evidence could be a confirmation email from DAS or DHR).

Special conditions : Some positions may require additional qualifications such as special conditions that may differ from the standard minimum qualifications associated with this classification.

_ Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted. _

Verification :

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at ”

Note : Falsifying one’s education, training or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training, and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

SELECTION PROCEDURES

Applicants must also complete the official application. It is essential that applicants provide complete information in identifying their education, experience and training. After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following :

Written Examination (Weight 100%)

Candidates deemed qualified and admitted to the examination process will be administered a written multiple-choice test designed to measure knowledge, skills and / or abilities in job-related areas which may include but not be limited to : Knowledge of the methods and procedures involved in the maintenance, monitoring, testing and repair of electronic and pneumatic equipment, including knowledge of integrated circuits, electronic and electrical principles and theory; knowledge of digital and analog circuits; knowledge of relay logic and electronic power, data processing and communications equipment; knowledge of application of safety procedures related to electronics, work in sewers and around sewage processing centers; ability to evaluate electronic systems, equipment, circuits and components; ability to use electronic instruments and related electromechanical apparatus in testing and calibrating equipment; ability to follow logical procedures in problem solving; ability to make circuit calculations; ability to interpret schematics.

This is a standardized examination and, therefore, test questions and answers are not available for public inspection or review.

Qualified candidates will be notified of the exact date, time and location of the examination.

A passing score must be achieved on the Written Examination in order to continue in the selection process and be placed on the eligible list.

Candidates will be placed on the eligible list in rank order according to their final score.

Candidate scores on this examination may also be applied to other announcements involving other job titles, when directed by the Human Resources Director.

The department may administer additional position-specific selection procedures to make final hiring decisions.

Candidates scores on this examination may also be applied to other announcements involving other job titles, when directed by the Human Resources Director.

Additional Information :

Certification : The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be Rule of the List . Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions.

Eligible List / Score Report : A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created, and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection, upon request, once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list / score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.

This pool of candidates on the eligible list may be used to fill additional vacancies in this class.

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be of 12 months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

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Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights :

Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. [Note : The correction of clerical errors in an announcement may be posted on the Department of Human Resources website at

The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 110.4. Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Human Resources, 1 S Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-5413 by close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement. Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements, applications and examination policies, including applicant appeal rights, can be found on the Civil Service Commission website at

Additional Information

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit and begin the application process.

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email from notification@careers.sf.gov that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Exam Analyst Information : If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst at Linda Muir at LMuir@sfwater.org.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV / AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.